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- Analysis of research ideas: combining metaphors for researchPublication . Morais, Ricardo; Martins, Carlos; Kansikas, JuhaThis paper presents a framework – idea puzzle – for scientific analysis of research ideas. Analysis of research ideas is included in research planning ahead of research implementation and reporting. Research planning is traditionally based on the project metaphor for research which specifies linear tasks, deliverables and deadlines. Such a metaphor does not make explicit, however, decisions which are implicit in research tasks. This gap is fulfilled by the jigsaw puzzle metaphor which specifies interdependent and iterative decisions instead. Idea puzzle framework illustrates the jigsaw puzzle metaphor since it is a synthesis of scientific method in twenty one decisions. Such decisions specify the theoretical, empirical, methodological, rhetoric, and authorial context of a research idea. The main benefits of idea puzzle framework are twofold. On the one hand, it facilitates the learning and teaching of scientific method. On the other hand, it accelerates the scientific generation, analysis, planning, and evaluation of research ideas.
- A communication study of young adults and online dependency during the COVID-19 pandemicPublication . Silveira, Patrícia; Morais, Ricardo; Petrella, SimonePeople use digital media and the Internet daily. The time that young people spend connected to digital devices will increase as technology advances, which could have severe health risks and behavioral dependence implications. In the context of the current pandemic, in which socializing, studying, and working is changing, this question has become particularly relevant. Therefore, we propose to investigate the perceptions of young university adults-understood as generation Z-regarding their digital media practices, particularly during the pandemic, and to study the consequences of a permanent connection to these formats on the development of an addiction to the Internet. Our quantitative method approach applied questionnaires to a sample of 407 young university adults studying in Portugal. Through this survey, we could target a specific user group, quantify their consumption, and measure their online experiences. The results point to an increase in dependence on the Internet during confinement. While it is true that carrying out academic work is one of the reasons for this growth, it is noteworthy that the respondents sought the online world in a significan way to pass the time and escape their routine. In addition, they confess to experiencing some consequences of excessive use, such as sleep disturbances and adverse emotional reactions-such as instabilities, depression, and nervousness-when not online. We conclude that the pandemic has intensified online dependence. However, above all that, it is necessary to look at the mental and general health consequences that this excessive use has brought, which may not be visible or manifested by the youth in the short term, and may come to have consequences in the long term.
- Critical realist case studies of foreign subsidiary developmentPublication . Morais, RicardoIn this methodological paper, I explore the potential of critical realist case studies for research on foreign subsidiary development. For that purpose, I begin with a review of the ontological, epistemological, and methodological assumptions of critical realism. Ontologically, reality is assumed to be stratified and emergent; epistemologically, knowledge is assumed to be transitive, but objective; and methodologically, research is expected to be highly contextual. In addition, I review the implications of such assumptions for causation, explanation, and generalization. In particular, causation is regarded as the manifestation of mechanisms rather than variables; explanation is based on retroduction rather than induction or deduction; and generalization is assumed to be transfactual rather than analytical or statistical. Critical realist case studies can thus be distinguished from other types of case studies for their emphasis on contextual explanation. In order to illustrate the potential for such case studies in international business research, I conclude with an application to foreign subsidiary development.
- Critical realist case studies of foreign subsidiary developmentPublication . Morais, Ricardo
- Dependência da internet e interação nos media sociais durante a pandemiaPublication . Petrella, Simone; Morais, Ricardo; Silveira, PatríciaEsta investigação, de natureza exploratória, tem como objeto de estudo as perceções de jovens adultos a frequentar o Ensino Universitário em Portugal, sobre as suas práticas de acesso e de consumo da Internet e dos media sociais, em especial durante a pandemia da COVID-19, e as consequências da conexão permanente a estes formatos para o desenvolvimento do risco de dependência comportamental. De ponto de vista metodológico, foram aplicados inquéritos por questionário a uma amostra de 407 jovens adultos universitários, com uma média de idade de 19,6 anos, a frequentar o ensino público e o privado. Os resultados apontam para um aumento da dependência em relação à Internet durante o confinamento. Mais de metade dos inquiridos considera que a Internet é indispensável em algumas ocasiões da sua vida, da mesma forma que confessa que sente algumas das consequências do uso excessivo, como sejam a adição aos sites de redes sociais ou as perturbações de sono.
- Digital research designPublication . Morais, Ricardo
- A importância da gestão de IDI na gestão estratégicaPublication . Morais, Ricardo
- A influência do modelo de negócios nos serviços online unicanalPublication . Bradford, Miguel; Morais, RicardoNeste artigo conceptual, exploramos a influência do modelo de negócio baseado na Internet nos serviços online unicanal. Nesse sentido, revemos investigação prévia sobre serviços online em várias áreas de conhecimento Além disso, revemos várias tipologias de modelo de negócio baseado na Internet. Como corolário desta revisão de literatura, propomos um modelo teórico de modelação de negócios baseados na Internet especificamente para serviços online unicanal. O modelo teórico assenta em quatro componentes principais: proposição de valor; value network; investigação, desenvolvimento e inovação; e aspetos financeiros. Nas conclusões, abordamos as implicações teóricas e práticas deste modelo teórico.
- Knowledge visualization for research design: the case of the idea puzzle software at the University of AucklandPublication . Morais, Ricardo; Brailsford, IanThis chapter presents a case of information and communication technology use in doctoral research processes. In particular, it presents the use of the Idea Puzzle software as a knowledge visualization tool for research design at the University of Auckland. The chapter begins with a review of previous contributions on knowledge visualization and research design. It then presents the Idea Puzzle software and its application at the University of Auckland. In addition, the chapter discusses the results of a large-scale survey conducted on the Idea Puzzle software in 71 higher education institutions as well as its first usability testing at the University of Auckland. The chapter concludes that the Idea Puzzle software stimulates visual integrative thinking for coherent research design in the light of Philosophy of Science.
- The curriculum question in doctoral educationPublication . González-Ocampo, Gabriela; Kiley, Margaret; Lopes, Amélia; Malcolm, Janice; Menezes, Isabel; Morais, Ricardo; Virtaneng, ViiviThe landscape of doctoral education has changed immensely during the last decades. Different transnational policies, different publics, different purposes and different academic careers all contribute to the need for a new understanding of this under-researched field. Our focus is on explicit curriculum analysis to undertake intentional and meaningful change, especially in terms of the processes and outcomes of doctoral education. We draw on research on doctoral education, as well as the emerging literature on early career researchers (ECRs) and on professional learning, and consider how the concept of curriculum can help us think differently about doctoral education, particularly in relation to processes and outcomes. Finally, we suggest a research agenda for developing the curricula of doctoral education.